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Starlink carries an estimated 1% of world internet traffic. We examine local capacity limits and the model’s outlook for 2030.
Starship’s First Orbital Cargo Flight
Sep 30, 2026
Flight 14 reached orbit on September 28 and deployed all 26 Starlink V3 satellites. Both stages then splashed down at sea, as planned, so this one flight carries the full construction cost of Booster 21 and Ship 41.
Sep 28, 2026
Starship lifted off from Starbase at 7:48 a.m. CT on September 28 and reached orbit for the first time, deploying all 26 Starlink V3 satellites. After a Raptor vacuum engine shut down early on asce...
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Starship’s First Orbital Cargo
Sep 23, 2026
SpaceX is targeting September 28 for Starship’s first orbital flight. Flight 14 will carry 26 Starlink V3 satellites, and SpaceX plans to land both stages in the ocean. This early test configuration assigns the full construction cost of Booster 21 and Ship 41 to one mission while using less than half of Starship’s stated satellite load.
Sep 21, 2026
Elon Musk stated the first Starship launch to orbit will occur in 7 days carrying Starlink V3 satellites intended for operational use, posted September 21, aligning with SpaceX's previously announc...
Sep 15, 2026
SpaceX is targeting Tuesday, September 22 for Starship Flight 14, the first flight planned to put Starship into orbit around Earth, pending regulatory approval. The ship is scheduled to deploy 26 S...
Aug 10, 2026
Starship Flight 14, due end of August, is expected to be the vehicle'sfirst operational payload deployment mission.Unlike Flight 13, which deployed 20 functional V3 satellites on a suborbital traje...
Jul 28, 2026
Starship Flight 13 launched July 24 from Starbase after two prior scrubs, deploying 20 Starlink V3 satellites in the first operational Starship payload delivery. Booster 20's landing burn failed wh...